The 14bit readout is only available at frame rates of 30 and under. I shot 4K 24fps yesterday and I was blown away at the amount of dynamic range and overall quality of the image. It’s like the camera switches into a mini ARRI. Absolutely underrated and needs to be discussed more!
@@itacatv2146 no it cannot. The 14bit readout mode requires high transfer rates from the sensor to the processor. Since the Xh2s is a stacked sensor it’s able to do that. Gerald never said the non S version can do this I know this for a fact.
@@EduardoStefanello this is not true. I own both cameras and I have watched Gerald’s review. 4khq is a down sample from 8k. This is not the same as 14bit readout from a sensor.
May I just say that the composition at 34 seconds is truly lovely. The way the intersection of leading lines draw the viewer's eye to Chris is simply brilliant. Well done, Jordan Drake. ;-)
It’s not the camera for me but it gets me very excited for what’s coming next. I love my XT-4 and I’m looking forward what the next version of that is going to be.
I've been really impressed by Fujifilm cameras less the autofocus (I've only used a handful of their cameras, but the images that come out are just so. dang. pretty). It seems like this camera is a huge step forward for them, which is awesome! I don't think I'll sell my main Sony camera, but I would definitely keep this camera in mind if I did. As always, thanks for the great review!
I got mine like a month ago and it’s a really nice option for me. I use a gfx100s for my professional work shooting interior and landscape. I used the x-h2s on a flyfishing video job and it was such a great experience using it. I got big hands so the x-t series always felt a bit small for me. But x-h2s with the deep grip just fits.
Awesome review! I will probably buy it in about 4 years, when they're available second-hand for about $700-800 less. For now, my X-T2 does the job, but glad to see some major improvements over the X-H1 (which I've also enjoyed shooting with). Been looking forward to this release for a while!
After the release of XH2S, I took more than 10 videos, and I agree with the DP review. Great works with Tamron 17-70. I want to test 12bit raw, but I'm curious about how it is different from the internal recording.
@Random Thought Reputable and TH-cam, enough said on that matter! For me, X-H2S or xh2 are good, Fuji is doing the same thing that has done for past 11 years, each new version is better than last by enough to call it upgrade, the rest is PR and marketing, where is better than TH-cam! Although, I should say, at its time X-T3 for video was the most advanced in its ranking! Good old days🍻
@@streets28mm That would be true if it wasn't for the fact that the X-H2S is way better in every way, than the X-H1S. Other than that you are completely right..........
I‘ve owned the X-H2s for almost a month now and it is by far the greatest hybrid camera experience I‘ve ever had. Beats the R6 and the A7IV easily even though they‘re both great cameras. I still can‘t get my head around how Fuji managed to make this camera this great and how much bang for your buck you‘re getting. I don‘t mean like: „Yeah, it‘s great considering its price.“ but more like „What, how is it possible that this thing is sub 3k?“ It’s simply a great piece of tech.
And when you add in the capable heat management even without the optional fan, I'm surprised that it is smaller and lighter than the XH1. It's really up there with the best of Japanese sports cars.
well, afaik, you need one of the newer lenses to actually fully benefit the video af improvements (which are still not up to sonycanon, although notably improved, indeed), and those lenses are quite expensive. with a7iv you can have very good af in video (plus tracking, of course) even with a used 50 1.8 at less than $150. you cant get near that with xh2s, so, if you add the price of the adequate lens, its not that affordable in price as it might seem looking at the body alone. i guess this observation is for a fuji newcomer, not a user that already has the lenses and is invested in the system.
Yup, pretty much sums it up perfectly. Not a perfect camera (just like any other camera), but definitely up there with some of the best. Fuji clearly proved they can compete, unlike what most critics said.
I'm sure this will sound laughable to most professional photographers/videographers, but I love Fuji for how they attempt to retain as much of an analog feel as possible in a digital platform. I get it, that can rapidly turn pretentious and vapid, but I personally, in a subjective way, enjoy shooting both video and photo on Fuji more than any other platform. Their film simulations and dial configurations make it so much more enjoyable to focus on the image in the moment and less on how one can change things later on via editing. Combine that with the specs and price point of this camera, and I can't wait to eventually upgrade from my X-S10. Great review, thanks!
I'm with you there. I've shot Leica rangefinder since 1968, both personally and professionally. I love my three X-E cameras. I shot a wedding for a friend with Fuji cameras and would have loved to done my wedding photography with them instead of medium format film bodies.
Fuji customers fanatasism with their "little dials" are what have made Fuji a niche company. The reason for moving towards "Pro style" cameras is because they desparately need new blood. They need people to move from Canon, Nikon and Sony. Other wise Fuji will disappear like many of brands. So it's great that you love your analog feel, but it's like loving your dog so much that you feed in doughnuts all the time - you could kill it.
@@doghouseriley4732 I highly doubt that Fuji will disappear. More of Canon and Nikon would, though not Sony. Too much digital removes the soul and feel of reality.
I own the Fujifilm X-H2s. I've been a pro photographer my whole life, 66 years. I would not trade this camera for any other camera in the world. I had a Fujifilm XT4 and Canon R7, and sold them both, after testing the 3 in open shade, sun light, and low light. Fujifilm X-H2s was the best of all in all situations. I like it so much; I bought a second one.
Can't wait to see the 40MP sensor in teh X-H2/X-T5 now. Hopefully they announce it in the next Fuji X summit in september and we get a little sneak peek short after. But I'm definitely exceited to see what's coming to Fuji in the next year !
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You guys are Simply awesome. I own a xh2s and yes there is room for improvement I think it is by far the best hybrid camera.
@ It is a fact that the AF in the XH2-S is flawed; it is also a fact that the AF in the R3 is the best of any camera ever made.
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@@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO Again if you say so 😊 because I don t know if you own a xh2 s or you are speaking from other sources. I do own a xh2 s and after the software upgrade I see no flaws at all. And remind me if the r3 has a dual layer sensor or not, hom many frame a second 4k 60 with no crop apple pro res hq internal etc… But this is not a debate on whos bigger these are also facts 😊🙏
I can't imagine needing a better camera than this for many years to come, it looks brilliant! My FF lenses have me leaving the camera at home most days now so switching back to aps-c is very appealing...
Setting the record straight here, thank you guys. It's a fantastic camera that I own myself and I agree: it is the best hybrid camera out there right now - even doubly so if you're invested in the Fuji ecosystem.
I still don't understand why Fujifilm with their motion picture film background hasn't created a cinema camera. An Alexa Mini type body with their FLog and their lenses with this new Super 35 sensor...
Fujifilm need to revamp its GFX mount, to the smallest possible flange distance. So you could adapt the GFX lenses AND the FX lenses. Fuji need a upgrade path like Sony, Nikon, Canon and L-Mount.
*George, the 6.2K ProRes RAW looked beautiful. The increased detail became immediately aparant to the eye in comparison to the 4K, which also looks quite good 👍Is it worth shooting in 6.2K ProRes RAW ? YUP !!👍*
As this was a TH-cam video, you were watching a VP9 encoded 8 bit representation of it, encoded at a very low bit rate. Yet you can see the difference?
@@mikw1809 Yes. You can always see the difference if the you dither down from a much higher source. TH-cam is crappy in a very specific sort of way. The more pixels you have from a source to throw away, then the greater a result you get with the pixels which remain. This is the way oversampling works in cameras, Sir. No magic here, just mathematics.
Bottom right corner of the frame at 9:53, there's a kid in the background with a kite who trips and faceplants so hard! What a subtle comedic insertion by Jordan and Chris!
I don't understand why anyone would want to use electronic shutter. Everyone keeps talking about the rolling shutter flaws with this shutter mode that I'd never use. Why have it in the first place?
It's a good camera if you don't consider switching to something as good as Canon R3 or Sony A1 in the future. The lens investments are not looking even though they are cheaper than the lenses for full-frame Sony and Canon cameras. So, it's a great camera for the short term or in case you consider this camera as the last camera. Maybe it's good enough to be the last camera for a lot of people.
@@temujen yeah, it's been a long time since their initial review, where there wasn't even raw support yet for Adobe. I imagine it's Chris' most used body, so I'm curious why we haven't seen the full review yet.
Yup, pretty much sums it up perfectly. Not a perfect camera (just like any other camera), but definitely up there with some of the best. Fuji clearly proved they can compete, unlike what most critics said.
@@sulev111 I agree. But most people still can't get their head to look at other things than the continuous/tracking AF performance, like I don't know, complete (relatively) APS-C dedicated lens selections? If they looked at Fuji's dedication to the format (APS-C), there's no way they can give Fuji side-eyes. Fuji has the ecosystem nailed down.
@@paceyombex yes, but for the same money (or even less thx to 3rd party) you can get FF with all it's advantages and there's simply more lenses to choose from. I don't know why a lot of people choose Fuji. There's lots of talk about ergonomics, weight, shooting experience and Fuji colors. I guess if photography is more of a leisure activity then these things do matter OR if FF advantages don't really matter for your work, then why not. I want obvious background separation quite frequently and I hate noisy pictures, so aps-c simply doesn't make sense to me.
@@sulev111 You mentioned things that make people want to shoot Fuji, and for those people, it matters more than FF and its advantages. APS-C also make sense, and if you want to shoot APS-C, Fuji is pretty much the best for now, even Sony is still playing catch-up if we are talking about dedicated APS-C lens. If you choose to shoot with FF, go for it. The fact is you can still get separation and noise-free image with APS-C too, so the other aspects should be considered as well.
I love Fuji and excellent review by the way, but...ahem...that shot at 10:47 was stabilized? At first, I thought stabilization was off. Not impressed with the stabilization at all.
Jordan mentioned doing a video comparison of the X-H2S with the Lumix GH6 in the Initial review video and I'd love to see that. Both seem like the best video specific mirrorless cameras in that price range right now.
Thanks, guys. I've decided on the X-H2s. I've been looking at reviews of the H2, and it seems to have more problems with autofocus than the H2s - and in reality, the extra pixels don't mean that much. Then, (donning my fireproof suit) there is the infinitely preferable Fully Articulated Screen😎which knocked the X-T5 out of the running for me. I do hope that FujiFilm stays on top of the issues and does some firmware updates. I know people with the X-H2 and X-T5 would very much appreciate it. And improvements wouldn't do this body any harm either. So far, the biggest gripes I hear are - Eye Tracking - inconsistency, No selected object tracking, and clumsy ISO setting - although I think that might be "not what I'm used to." Still, the ability to assign ISO to a dial instead of Aperature (which, for most lenses, you have a ring on the lens to handle) - would be a nice improvement and one I would use. Add in your video concerns, and it's not a huge list - so if Fuji gets busy, they may really knock this out of the park.
I bought the X-H2S and returned it inside 10 days, video was amazing but stills were noisy and actually not that sharp compared to the cameras I'm used to. Bought Canon R5's in the end and they deliver exactly what I was wanting. I concluded that Fuji have come to the end of the line with that sensor size in terms of image quality and have now sold all my X-T4's and lenses.
Your comment is completely none sensical, the sensor is the sensor the read-out is the same whether for video or photography ie the image quality is the same so it's good or it isn't, the only differences being the raw processor lightroom or other (likely) or user error (hummm). It's great you have found your brand but canon is far from sunshine and roses.
@@gaza4543 Hmmm where to begin with the display of ignorance in your comment. To start with the moving image files are saved as ProRes, the stills are saved as Fuji Raw or Jpg. Its absolutely possible for one to be done well and the other not to be done as well. The stills were noisy and broke up quickly when enlarging, losing their sharpness very quickly in a way that my Canon files do not. The moving image was sharp with good dynamic range and colour. I am very familiar with fuji cameras having used the X-T3 and X-T4 previously. I still use the GFX system for my advertising work. The X-H2S is a great camera but it doesn't have the image quality for the professional work I do.
I dont shoot video much but this camera will hit the niche for video shooters.....now fujifilm needs to make a camera for photography dedicated something with less pixels (the dynamic range will suffer if pixel count goes too far up on APS-c sensor)....fast reading/shooting experience and a much lighter camera. the XT-1->XT->2->XT3->XT4-XT-5 is definitely getting bigger and HEAVIER along with the price....and I wish Fujifilm makes something like the XT3 (the XT3 sold the most if im right throughout the world) due to that compact size tilting screen that doesn't go sideways but up and down (THIS IS IMPORTANT FUJI) ...along with that form factor...its totally a monster... photography camera-tilts up and down video camera tilts sideways if the XT-5 tilts sideways....im gonna go out and buy another used XT-3 maybe 2 for future use/for jobs
I was waiting for a new release Sony that had fast readout sensor in 2022. Unfortunately it’s not happening. The sensor readout has stayed the same or become slower. The A1 unfortunately is pretty pricy. I used to have a Fujifilm system as a second camera system, but reluctantly sold it three months ago, so I could just focus on the Sony. The X-H2S ticks all the boxes, and I remembered I loved the colors of the pictures I took using Fujifilm X-H1. This camera seems to be in the ‘Goldilocks’ zone. I definitely think it’s one of the best hybrid camera so far. This was an instant buy! And if it turns out to be as good as everyone says, I will get another body, while selling some of Sony gear to fund it. I will be using Sony for portraits and landscape, while the X-H2S will be my main system. I usually don’t switch systems, but the sensor readout technology for the Sony R series seems to have stalled since the A7R III. The X-H2S seems to thread that needle of dynamic range, reasonable file sizes, great color, fast sensor readout, pretty good focus, burst speed and a near comprehensive video set.
Looking out for your review on the X-H2. I know it will be slower but that won't be a problem for me, I am a video and still shooter so I think the X-H 2 is for me.
This is a very good video for whay appears to be an interesting camera. At that price point, it should interest a lot of people as a main camera for both video and stills and for anything, including portraits and sports and wildlife. Manny Ortiz shot some amazing pictures with the HX2S and the Fuji 56 F 1.2 lens. Fuji is sure to gain market share!
Fujifilm says that the camera sensor reads to at 5.5 milliseconds when shooting stills(1/180th of a second).But you are saying it is 6.3milliseconds.Which is correct?
OK, for just stills, low light, dynamic range. XH2S, XH2,SONY 7iv, Canon R6 ( does R6 have 2 card slots). Your answer could decide my choice. No interest on video, would ALWAYS choose a video camera.
Awesome review :) I do own both the XT4 and now the X-H2S. The X-H2S is an amazing camera that is super fast. But it does cost a lot - so if you want "bang for your bucks" go for a X-T4 or wait for the X-H2 :)
How's AF with the 17-70 on the X-H2S? I find that it's ok on the X-T4, but certainly could be better, especially in video where eye AF would miss or drift off randomly. It seemed ok for stills, but then again I don't do anything more taxing than normal portraiture, a bit of walking shots here and there.
@@professionalpotato4764 you mean the 16-80mm? I dont own that lens anymore. Sold it :) But I`ve tried the X-H2S with 90mm f2, 50-140f2.8 , 33mm 1.4 and 16-55 f2.8. The AF is greatly improved on them all. I`ve always kinda felt like the camera body was the "bottleneck" because of the insane fast AF motors on those lenses. Reggie B. did a AF test a little while ago and I think he found it to be like 30-40% faster than XT4. Also with animal etc focus its really great. The AF in general feels just more "sticky" and its amazing how good it works! :)
@@bilbo81 Ah my eyes must have been confused with another comment. I thought you owned a Tamron 17-70mm (which I picked up over the 16-55 for price/OIS). Sounds great that there's significant improvements in your experience. I'm pretty excited to rent one to try things out.
Excellent review. I consider it a very valuable cornerstone in my considerations when it comes to the final decision whether to switch to Fuji or not. My positive view on the XH2s has been affirmed.👍
I quite like Fuji, and actually own X-T4, but *this review is clearly a kind of favor for Fuji marketing they don't deserve here* 1). No word on slomo, which turned out being MUCH WORSE in terms of resolution; 2) same garbage video AF, stepping motion, ridicolously cumbersome settings and no tracking (which everybody offers now); 3) same sh**y IBIS not suitable for video AT ALL (I consinder selling my X-T4 for X-T3, as IBIS was the reason to get it over older body, but being nice for photos it's a trash for video use); 4) same problems with stepping af motion; 5) you say "rolling shitter is worse in F-Log 2, but very nice" but why didn't you SHOW it? So what's exactly is this camera about? What does it REALLY improve aside of high speed electronic shutter? This would be a fair question, not asked by you here.
Interesting update . Like many I am awaiting the Fuji summit on Sept 11th ( and final Fuji X-2H specs ) before parting with a not inconsiderable amount of £'s ( yes I'm a UK resident, in their early 70's who although disabled ( mobility issues and arthritic hands ) does a lot of street photography in which I feel I'm moderately successful but would still appreciate kit which compensated speed issues in focusing and subject detection.. Video would be a plus but not a deal breaker with excessive "bells and whistles". I keep coming back to the stacked sensor .. somehow feel regardless of the higher expected resolution .. the advantages of speeding processing and image stabilization mean the X-H2S is the likely winner . Any thoughts from yourself or followers. ps .. In spirit of group and not Google who has just deemed me "Private Private" ( must change ) name is Dave Peacock from North Wales.
I love it but it’s expensive and they don’t have a perfect video lens once they drop the price down I will consider I have the XT 4XT 30 and I love a Fuji
I'd like to see autofocus tests with a cloudy weather. My A7iv performs reasonably well in sunlight. But when shooting people running under cloudy conditions, the hit rate drops to 0% for some bursts whereas some are good. Long hair (focus on the hair) and light eyes seem to be confusing factors.
but here's the question. In video mode can you shoot below 1/50 ? something like 1/10, 1/5 to get that slow shutter effect. the Sonys and other cameras let you do it. but as far as I aware of on the XT3, XT4 you cant. have they fixed this?
More proof that Camera Conspiracy actually does suck at his job and the Angry Photographer just plain lied. Thanks for dropping this today! I love it so much I dumped all my remaining Sony FF gear, including the A9, and grabbed another XH2s.
I had an unfortunate event today while having a walk with my XH2 , The shutter went closed and didn't respond to any input to open again. After calling Fujifilm in my country , It made me think maybe it's the opportunity to switch to XH2s as I am doing some low budget music videos lately. What do you think? should I make the switch?
Thank you for an interesting story and a substantial video. Please tell me, what cameras during the shooting of the video make it possible to click on the object and continuously monitor it by leading focus on it in automatic mode? This is said in the video on the time scale 9.13. This is a very important function for me.
Closest competitor to this would be Panasonic S5, but the S5 is WAY cheaper, but only does 120p at 1080 res. But the 240p FHD mode in X-H2S looks like garbo anyway and the 4k 120p is, unique to say the least.
I'm curious aobut this too. I just started looking around at camera deals and saw the panasonic s5 is now 1600 dollars, and you can get different package deals for over 30% off, one of them is the camera and a 50mm 1.8 lens for 1700 dollars. You can also get the ninja recorder video package for under 2k. Also, instead of the 50 you can get an 85mm 1.8 for around the same price. I can't tell if the s5 is just a mediocre camera or if I should try upgrading to it from my XT2 for such a good deal. Any thoughts?
@@garrett1144 Honestly watch reviews on the S5 and decide for yourself. I own a Panny S5 myself and I used it for event shoots, promotion video production and commercial production, I also used it for photo taking both private and for my work. Its a really great camera if you acknowledge the very slow autofocus, surprising to me is the autofocus system on the S5 when adjusted is very accurate, its just REALLY slow at getting there, one of the work arounds is that I press the AF button each time I recompose to get the autofocus to stick to the place I am filming that way it wont have to readjust each time on its own which can take a long time. The camera itself is also pretty mediocre in terms of sports usage, it can get the job done but there far better cameras for sports shooting made 10 years ago. As a hybrid camera its really got no competition, its got amazing IBIS arguably the best of any full frame body, its got video camera levels of control in video mode but also photo level controls in photo mode and a ton of customisation. You can shoot 10 bit video, 4k 60p with a crop which if you have the 20-60mm is not that bad, its also got the second best rolling shutter of any camera out there only A7s3 bests it, the S5 has 15ms in 4k60p and 22ms in 4k30p, keep in mind A7IV has 25ms in 4k40p and Canon R6 has 32ms in 4k30p. As for build quality the S5 is excellent, its very rugged, feels premium and every button is easy to reach and overall its just a nice camera to hold and use. But honestly, if AF is mission critical for you, this is not the camera for you, its AF system is far superior to the Fuji bodies just for the fact that L-mount has modern lenses made with video shooting in mind and not just photo. Watch a few reviews on the S5 and decide for yourself, I think its a very underrated camera, I have handled bunch of cameras from bunch of brands in my job, our main video camera is Sony A7s3, and honestly, I think the S5 is better in many ways, the A7s3 feels cheaper made, has ugly colours even for S-LOG that are difficult to fix and a terrible IBIS that we always turn off because its unusable for video. Honestly if the S5 had a much better AF system it be a best seller today but its got a nasty reputation just from that one flaw it has. When every other manufacturer at least has 2 or 3 flaws in general.
@@SMGJohn Really great information, thank you for response! It's really tough to decide because to be honest, what im looking in a camera at this point is one that does almost everything. It doesn't have to be perfect but, one day I get asked to do live football photos and then high school grad pictures, then the next day I want to do some video and try creating and learning how to grow and become a professional. I really do want to bite the bullet and pick up something like an R5 or Z9 but it is so hard to do when you don't have steady work, but you want to one day. I do know many people end up with multiple camera bodies to have two different tools for the different types of jobs. Right now, im looking for something well rounded to take the next step.
I was buying a new camera and it was between this and the a7IV. I went with the a7IV because of the better low light. I part of me regrets it because I like the colours on Fuji so much, but I figure I’ll be keeping this camera for at least 5-6 years. While I’m investing in full frame lenses, Sony can come out with better cameras with less rolling shutter. Plus I can always just use crop mode to match the frame of the Fuji and have less rolling shutter anyway.
If you like the Fuji colors so much and plan to keep the system for 5-6 years, you will live with less than optimal colors for all that time? Low light is relative: as soon as you have got more than one person in the frame and want a deeper DOF, you have to stop down the Sony and will loose the ISO advantage (which is a bit over 1 stop).
It took me about a month to get my Sony colors looking good. Now that it’s set up properly, it’s a joy to shoot with. With Fuji, the colors are indeed great out of the box, but AF will likely never be as good as Sony. Keep experimenting with the different picture profiles and creative styles until you find one you like then tweak it to taste.
@@bernios3446 with cameras at this price point, pretty much nothing will be optimal. Low light might be relative but colours are subjective. I can learn to change the colours, but the camera can't learn to be better in low light. Like I said, at this price point compromises will have to be made and I think I need to compromise less with the Sony for what I'm looking for
As a left eye shooter I would like to ask you it is comfortable to use the joystic on the X-H2(s)? Looks like it is too close to the center (EVF) and I am affraid I will hit my right eye constantly with a finger operating the AF selector. You so much for your imput.
I've been doing photography for a while but just recently moved into professional photography. Did a couple of events, some portraits and I've been using my fuji xs10. I want to upgrade to something a little more capable, I like this camera but I'm wondering if I should add a full frame system instead of another apsc?
Still not a fan of vari-angled LCD screens. One of these days, someone is going to design a modular LCD screen that's detachable. Until then a tilt + flip down option I prefer with a wireless monitor (smartphone, tablet, display or laptop)
I've picked the X-H1 over X-T4 and a lot of Full Frame competition and I was looking forward to the X-H2 especially for improved AF but with removing the manual dials they killed it. =( And it's not as easy as just picking the X-T5 because I opted for the X-H1 because of the improved ergonomics especially with 600+gram lenses like the 16-55 I use the most.
To all mechanical switches lovers (I was one), I recommend this video th-cam.com/video/OicLVa8-g9M/w-d-xo.html. Thanks to it, I finally tried the XH2s for 4 days and I can say that with the 7 custom modes properly configured (really easy and fast) I did’nt miss the switches, it the opposite to my surprise. I can change all settings at the speed of light witch I cannot do with my XT3.
Newbie questions: Is there such thing as a full frame camera in a APS-C sensor? AKA, is X-H2S a full-frame? Also, existing lens for XT-4 ... should fit this new X-H2S camera?
Full-frame is the term used for sensors that match the size of a piece of '35mm' film. APS-C sensors are smaller than this (around 23.5 x 15.6mm, instead of 36 x 24mm), so a camera is either full-frame or APS-C. All Fujifilm X-mount cameras use APS-C sensors and all XF lenses fit all X-mount cameras, so any lens that works on the X-T4 will work on the X-H2S.
The 14bit readout is only available at frame rates of 30 and under. I shot 4K 24fps yesterday and I was blown away at the amount of dynamic range and overall quality of the image. It’s like the camera switches into a mini ARRI. Absolutely underrated and needs to be discussed more!
Can the non “S” do the same?
@@itacatv2146 no it cannot. The 14bit readout mode requires high transfer rates from the sensor to the processor. Since the Xh2s is a stacked sensor it’s able to do that. Gerald never said the non S version can do this I know this for a fact.
@@EduardoStefanello this is not true. I own both cameras and I have watched Gerald’s review. 4khq is a down sample from 8k. This is not the same as 14bit readout from a sensor.
@@adnan_velic Sorry for the mistake
@@adnan_velic If I may ask, what do you recommend each camera for since you have both?
9:51 the mini-tragedy in the background is more compelling than the video performance tbh
May I just say that the composition at 34 seconds is truly lovely. The way the intersection of leading lines draw the viewer's eye to Chris is simply brilliant. Well done, Jordan Drake. ;-)
0:34. Yes that was an amazing shot by Jordan
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@@drbeardo6960 illuminate confirmed.
Looks weird, needs more headroom.
I still don't understand how you nail "Welcome back DPReview TV viewers" every single time 🤯
Shout out to the kid falling and loosing his ballon @9:54 but then getting it back later! 😂
Haha... was wondering if anyone else saw it. It almost looked like it was staged! 😆
Actually I think it’s actually someone on a zip line falling off, and then watching the line slowly sliding away by itself… wonder if it was Chris😂
I for real thought it was a dog :D
It’s not the camera for me but it gets me very excited for what’s coming next. I love my XT-4 and I’m looking forward what the next version of that is going to be.
I've been really impressed by Fujifilm cameras less the autofocus (I've only used a handful of their cameras, but the images that come out are just so. dang. pretty). It seems like this camera is a huge step forward for them, which is awesome! I don't think I'll sell my main Sony camera, but I would definitely keep this camera in mind if I did.
As always, thanks for the great review!
autofocus on stills is great.
I got mine like a month ago and it’s a really nice option for me. I use a gfx100s for my professional work shooting interior and landscape. I used the x-h2s on a flyfishing video job and it was such a great experience using it. I got big hands so the x-t series always felt a bit small for me. But x-h2s with the deep grip just fits.
Awesome review! I will probably buy it in about 4 years, when they're available second-hand for about $700-800 less. For now, my X-T2 does the job, but glad to see some major improvements over the X-H1 (which I've also enjoyed shooting with). Been looking forward to this release for a while!
Heck an X-T4 would blow your mind at this point! :)
@@chuckm482 Lol, I'm definitely due for an upgrade.
After the release of XH2S, I took more than 10 videos, and I agree with the DP review. Great works with Tamron 17-70. I want to test 12bit raw, but I'm curious about how it is different from the internal recording.
Take a look at camera conspiracies YT channel!
@Random Thought Reputable and TH-cam, enough said on that matter! For me, X-H2S or xh2 are good, Fuji is doing the same thing that has done for past 11 years, each new version is better than last by enough to call it upgrade, the rest is PR and marketing, where is better than TH-cam! Although, I should say, at its time X-T3 for video was the most advanced in its ranking! Good old days🍻
@@streets28mm That would be true if it wasn't for the fact that the X-H2S is way better in every way, than the X-H1S. Other than that you are completely right..........
@@streets28mm CC is a muggy clickbait site
@@doghouseriley4732 there is no xh1s and no he doesn't have a colourful background!🍻
I‘ve owned the X-H2s for almost a month now and it is by far the greatest hybrid camera experience I‘ve ever had. Beats the R6 and the A7IV easily even though they‘re both great cameras. I still can‘t get my head around how Fuji managed to make this camera this great and how much bang for your buck you‘re getting. I don‘t mean like: „Yeah, it‘s great considering its price.“ but more like „What, how is it possible that this thing is sub 3k?“
It’s simply a great piece of tech.
And when you add in the capable heat management even without the optional fan, I'm surprised that it is smaller and lighter than the XH1. It's really up there with the best of Japanese sports cars.
Needs full frame or else I have no interest in it.
well, afaik, you need one of the newer lenses to actually fully benefit the video af improvements (which are still not up to sonycanon, although notably improved, indeed), and those lenses are quite expensive. with a7iv you can have very good af in video (plus tracking, of course) even with a used 50 1.8 at less than $150. you cant get near that with xh2s, so, if you add the price of the adequate lens, its not that affordable in price as it might seem looking at the body alone. i guess this observation is for a fuji newcomer, not a user that already has the lenses and is invested in the system.
@@MeowjinBoo if you’re work is trash on FF, you’re still trash at the end of the day.
Yup, pretty much sums it up perfectly. Not a perfect camera (just like any other camera), but definitely up there with some of the best. Fuji clearly proved they can compete, unlike what most critics said.
I'm sure this will sound laughable to most professional photographers/videographers, but I love Fuji for how they attempt to retain as much of an analog feel as possible in a digital platform. I get it, that can rapidly turn pretentious and vapid, but I personally, in a subjective way, enjoy shooting both video and photo on Fuji more than any other platform. Their film simulations and dial configurations make it so much more enjoyable to focus on the image in the moment and less on how one can change things later on via editing. Combine that with the specs and price point of this camera, and I can't wait to eventually upgrade from my X-S10. Great review, thanks!
I'm with you there. I've shot Leica rangefinder since 1968, both personally and professionally. I love my three X-E cameras. I shot a wedding for a friend with Fuji cameras and would have loved to done my wedding photography with them instead of medium format film bodies.
Fuji customers fanatasism with their "little dials" are what have made Fuji a niche company. The reason for moving towards "Pro style" cameras is because they desparately need new blood. They need people to move from Canon, Nikon and Sony. Other wise Fuji will disappear like many of brands. So it's great that you love your analog feel, but it's like loving your dog so much that you feed in doughnuts all the time - you could kill it.
@@doghouseriley4732 I highly doubt that Fuji will disappear. More of Canon and Nikon would, though not Sony. Too much digital removes the soul and feel of reality.
I own the Fujifilm X-H2s. I've been a pro photographer my whole life, 66 years. I would not trade this camera for any other camera in the world. I had a Fujifilm XT4 and Canon R7, and sold them both, after testing the 3 in open shade, sun light, and low light. Fujifilm X-H2s was the best of all in all situations. I like it so much; I bought a second one.
I got one for 1400$ and it is impressive!
Wow you’ve been a pro photographer since you were 1 day old… impressive. What kind of pro photography sir?
@@FilmSevilla Its overheating abilities certainly are impressive😅
@@rvpcqpwow, what a smart ass . Climb back under your rock.
The sound quality on the river side take is insane, I mean, full blowing river, full wind....cristal clear voice...
Can't wait to see the 40MP sensor in teh X-H2/X-T5 now. Hopefully they announce it in the next Fuji X summit in september and we get a little sneak peek short after.
But I'm definitely exceited to see what's coming to Fuji in the next year !
You guys are Simply awesome. I own a xh2s and yes there is room for improvement I think it is by far the best hybrid camera.
Cannon Eos R3 is a professional hybrid Mirrorless camera which edges ahead of the XH2-S because the AF is better.
@@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO agree to disagree 😊
@ It is a fact that the AF in the XH2-S is flawed; it is also a fact that the AF in the R3 is the best of any camera ever made.
@@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO Again if you say so 😊 because I don t know if you own a xh2 s or you are speaking from other sources. I do own a xh2 s and after the software upgrade I see no flaws at all. And remind me if the r3 has a dual layer sensor or not, hom many frame a second 4k 60 with no crop apple pro res hq internal etc… But this is not a debate on whos bigger these are also facts 😊🙏
If only XH2s have silver color i definitely buy it. So far still happy with my Nikon D850 and still produced a great picture quality
Your best FujiFilm review to date. Thank You
Just picked up this camera and have no regrets! Paired with my XF 56 f1.2, the portraits I'm getting are amazing.
Dear fuji, plz bring an autofocus firmware for xt4 lol. Sincerely, XT4 users
Can’t agree more. The AF is a pain.
@@CommanderSteps Yep. It's nowhere near terrible and unusable. It's just we know it can be much better
@@CommanderSteps XT-4 HAS GREAT AUTOCUS , behind Canon and sony though
@@bunmeng007 It can't. The X-T4/ X-S10 processor is 5 times slower than the X-H2S.
@@Vinterloft where did u get the 5 times slower info from?
I can't imagine needing a better camera than this for many years to come, it looks brilliant! My FF lenses have me leaving the camera at home most days now so switching back to aps-c is very appealing...
Setting the record straight here, thank you guys. It's a fantastic camera that I own myself and I agree: it is the best hybrid camera out there right now - even doubly so if you're invested in the Fuji ecosystem.
One of the best if you include the Cannon Eos R3, which has the edge when it comes to AF
I still don't understand why Fujifilm with their motion picture film background hasn't created a cinema camera. An Alexa Mini type body with their FLog and their lenses with this new Super 35 sensor...
i test it today, it is wonderful
09:52 Pahahaha this Kid in the background :D
Fujifilm need to revamp its GFX mount, to the smallest possible flange distance. So you could adapt the GFX lenses AND the FX lenses. Fuji need a upgrade path like Sony, Nikon, Canon and L-Mount.
Amazing reviews! Appreciate what you do!
Of course- review over - Cheers Chris 😎😎😎
like that big top LCD, good to see them keeping it.
*George, the 6.2K ProRes RAW looked beautiful. The increased detail became immediately aparant to the eye in comparison to the 4K, which also looks quite good 👍Is it worth shooting in 6.2K ProRes RAW ? YUP !!👍*
As this was a TH-cam video, you were watching a VP9 encoded 8 bit representation of it, encoded at a very low bit rate. Yet you can see the difference?
@@mikw1809 Yes. You can always see the difference if the you dither down from a much higher source. TH-cam is crappy in a very specific sort of way. The more pixels you have from a source to throw away, then the greater a result you get with the pixels which remain. This is the way oversampling works in cameras, Sir. No magic here, just mathematics.
Really helpful info thanks a lot
Love my XS-10 but oh my god this looks so good
Great video. As always. Personally, I am very interested in the ones on fujifilm cameras but I also watch all the rest.
Bottom right corner of the frame at 9:53, there's a kid in the background with a kite who trips and faceplants so hard! What a subtle comedic insertion by Jordan and Chris!
I don't understand why anyone would want to use electronic shutter. Everyone keeps talking about the rolling shutter flaws with this shutter mode that I'd never use. Why have it in the first place?
Excellent video 😊
It's a good camera if you don't consider switching to something as good as Canon R3 or Sony A1 in the future. The lens investments are not looking even though they are cheaper than the lenses for full-frame Sony and Canon cameras.
So, it's a great camera for the short term or in case you consider this camera as the last camera. Maybe it's good enough to be the last camera for a lot of people.
Excellent review as always. Chris and Jordan are right at the top in my view.
Will you guys do an OM-1 review on the production version?
Been waiting for this! Already own one, but would love to see their take on it with the updated software and the time spent using it in the field.
@@temujen yeah, it's been a long time since their initial review, where there wasn't even raw support yet for Adobe. I imagine it's Chris' most used body, so I'm curious why we haven't seen the full review yet.
Very nice product 👍
Yup, pretty much sums it up perfectly. Not a perfect camera (just like any other camera), but definitely up there with some of the best. Fuji clearly proved they can compete, unlike what most critics said.
IMO Fuji has been a serious contender eversince XT2.
@@sulev111 I agree. But most people still can't get their head to look at other things than the continuous/tracking AF performance, like I don't know, complete (relatively) APS-C dedicated lens selections? If they looked at Fuji's dedication to the format (APS-C), there's no way they can give Fuji side-eyes. Fuji has the ecosystem nailed down.
@@paceyombex yes, but for the same money (or even less thx to 3rd party) you can get FF with all it's advantages and there's simply more lenses to choose from. I don't know why a lot of people choose Fuji. There's lots of talk about ergonomics, weight, shooting experience and Fuji colors. I guess if photography is more of a leisure activity then these things do matter OR if FF advantages don't really matter for your work, then why not. I want obvious background separation quite frequently and I hate noisy pictures, so aps-c simply doesn't make sense to me.
@@sulev111 You mentioned things that make people want to shoot Fuji, and for those people, it matters more than FF and its advantages. APS-C also make sense, and if you want to shoot APS-C, Fuji is pretty much the best for now, even Sony is still playing catch-up if we are talking about dedicated APS-C lens.
If you choose to shoot with FF, go for it. The fact is you can still get separation and noise-free image with APS-C too, so the other aspects should be considered as well.
I love Fuji and excellent review by the way, but...ahem...that shot at 10:47 was stabilized? At first, I thought stabilization was off. Not impressed with the stabilization at all.
Jordan mentioned doing a video comparison of the X-H2S with the Lumix GH6 in the Initial review video and I'd love to see that. Both seem like the best video specific mirrorless cameras in that price range right now.
Thanks, guys.
I've decided on the X-H2s. I've been looking at reviews of the H2, and it seems to have more problems with autofocus than the H2s - and in reality, the extra pixels don't mean that much. Then, (donning my fireproof suit) there is the infinitely preferable Fully Articulated Screen😎which knocked the X-T5 out of the running for me. I do hope that FujiFilm stays on top of the issues and does some firmware updates. I know people with the X-H2 and X-T5 would very much appreciate it. And improvements wouldn't do this body any harm either.
So far, the biggest gripes I hear are - Eye Tracking - inconsistency, No selected object tracking, and clumsy ISO setting - although I think that might be "not what I'm used to." Still, the ability to assign ISO to a dial instead of Aperature (which, for most lenses, you have a ring on the lens to handle) - would be a nice improvement and one I would use.
Add in your video concerns, and it's not a huge list - so if Fuji gets busy, they may really knock this out of the park.
I'm like in your boat. Love XT series for their tactile dials. But love h2s for its performance
I bought the X-H2S and returned it inside 10 days, video was amazing but stills were noisy and actually not that sharp compared to the cameras I'm used to. Bought Canon R5's in the end and they deliver exactly what I was wanting. I concluded that Fuji have come to the end of the line with that sensor size in terms of image quality and have now sold all my X-T4's and lenses.
Your comment is completely none sensical, the sensor is the sensor the read-out is the same whether for video or photography ie the image quality is the same so it's good or it isn't, the only differences being the raw processor lightroom or other (likely) or user error (hummm). It's great you have found your brand but canon is far from sunshine and roses.
@@gaza4543 Hmmm where to begin with the display of ignorance in your comment.
To start with the moving image files are saved as ProRes, the stills are saved as Fuji Raw or Jpg. Its absolutely possible for one to be done well and the other not to be done as well. The stills were noisy and broke up quickly when enlarging, losing their sharpness very quickly in a way that my Canon files do not. The moving image was sharp with good dynamic range and colour. I am very familiar with fuji cameras having used the X-T3 and X-T4 previously. I still use the GFX system for my advertising work. The X-H2S is a great camera but it doesn't have the image quality for the professional work I do.
I dont shoot video much but this camera will hit the niche for video shooters.....now fujifilm needs to make a camera for photography dedicated something with less pixels (the dynamic range will suffer if pixel count goes too far up on APS-c sensor)....fast reading/shooting experience and a much lighter camera.
the XT-1->XT->2->XT3->XT4-XT-5 is definitely getting bigger and HEAVIER along with the price....and I wish Fujifilm makes something like the XT3 (the XT3 sold the most if im right throughout the world) due to that compact size tilting screen that doesn't go sideways but up and down (THIS IS IMPORTANT FUJI) ...along with that form factor...its totally a monster...
photography camera-tilts up and down
video camera tilts sideways
if the XT-5 tilts sideways....im gonna go out and buy another used XT-3 maybe 2 for future use/for jobs
Amazing. I wish Fuji would make a dedicated video camera. The body would look great and with these guts it'd be quite the camera.
I wish they made a stills only camera. I never use the video mode. 🙂
@@tlg6339 Yeah I guess you pay extra for those bells and whistles you don’t need.
Any news on the OM-1 final review?
I was waiting for a new release Sony that had fast readout sensor in 2022. Unfortunately it’s not happening. The sensor readout has stayed the same or become slower.
The A1 unfortunately is pretty pricy.
I used to have a Fujifilm system as a second camera system, but reluctantly sold it three months ago, so I could just focus on the Sony.
The X-H2S ticks all the boxes, and I remembered I loved the colors of the pictures I took using Fujifilm X-H1.
This camera seems to be in the ‘Goldilocks’ zone. I definitely think it’s one of the best hybrid camera so far.
This was an instant buy!
And if it turns out to be as good as everyone says, I will get another body, while selling some of Sony gear to fund it.
I will be using Sony for portraits and landscape, while the X-H2S will be my main system.
I usually don’t switch systems, but the sensor readout technology for the Sony R series seems to have stalled since the A7R III.
The X-H2S seems to thread that needle of dynamic range, reasonable file sizes, great color, fast sensor readout, pretty good focus, burst speed and a near comprehensive video set.
Looking out for your review on the X-H2. I know it will be slower but that won't be a problem for me, I am a video and still shooter so I think the X-H 2 is for me.
Mike Riley's channel shows how good it is in low light too, very surprising
This is a very good video for whay appears to be an interesting camera. At that price point, it should interest a lot of people as a main camera for both video and stills and for anything, including portraits and sports and wildlife. Manny Ortiz shot some amazing pictures with the HX2S and the Fuji 56 F 1.2 lens. Fuji is sure to gain market share!
How about a video of past (10yrs old) and present cameras comparing image quality? Do we really need these current cameras?
Fujifilm says that the camera sensor reads to at 5.5 milliseconds when shooting stills(1/180th of a second).But you are saying it is 6.3milliseconds.Which is correct?
OK, for just stills, low light, dynamic range. XH2S, XH2,SONY 7iv, Canon R6 ( does R6 have 2 card slots). Your answer could decide my choice. No interest on video, would ALWAYS choose a video camera.
I wonder why no one seems to compare the X-H2S to the Blackmagic 6k Pro which has a pretty similar price tag?
Awesome review :) I do own both the XT4 and now the X-H2S. The X-H2S is an amazing camera that is super fast. But it does cost a lot - so if you want "bang for your bucks" go for a X-T4 or wait for the X-H2 :)
How's AF with the 17-70 on the X-H2S? I find that it's ok on the X-T4, but certainly could be better, especially in video where eye AF would miss or drift off randomly. It seemed ok for stills, but then again I don't do anything more taxing than normal portraiture, a bit of walking shots here and there.
@@professionalpotato4764 you mean the 16-80mm? I dont own that lens anymore. Sold it :) But I`ve tried the X-H2S with 90mm f2, 50-140f2.8 , 33mm 1.4 and 16-55 f2.8. The AF is greatly improved on them all. I`ve always kinda felt like the camera body was the "bottleneck" because of the insane fast AF motors on those lenses. Reggie B. did a AF test a little while ago and I think he found it to be like 30-40% faster than XT4. Also with animal etc focus its really great. The AF in general feels just more "sticky" and its amazing how good it works! :)
@@bilbo81 Ah my eyes must have been confused with another comment. I thought you owned a Tamron 17-70mm (which I picked up over the 16-55 for price/OIS). Sounds great that there's significant improvements in your experience. I'm pretty excited to rent one to try things out.
@@professionalpotato4764 The autofocus on the Tamron is a great combo on the xh2s. You can check my channel to see it in action.
Soend £400 less for an old camera, with average autofocus? Great advice
Now I am interested BUT stock in stores is really very limited for this camera and some of the lenses.
Excellent review. I consider it a very valuable cornerstone in my considerations when it comes to the final decision whether to switch to Fuji or not. My positive view on the XH2s has been affirmed.👍
I quite like Fuji, and actually own X-T4, but *this review is clearly a kind of favor for Fuji marketing they don't deserve here*
1). No word on slomo, which turned out being MUCH WORSE in terms of resolution; 2) same garbage video AF, stepping motion, ridicolously cumbersome settings and no tracking (which everybody offers now); 3) same sh**y IBIS not suitable for video AT ALL (I consinder selling my X-T4 for X-T3, as IBIS was the reason to get it over older body, but being nice for photos it's a trash for video use); 4) same problems with stepping af motion; 5) you say "rolling shitter is worse in F-Log 2, but very nice" but why didn't you SHOW it?
So what's exactly is this camera about? What does it REALLY improve aside of high speed electronic shutter? This would be a fair question, not asked by you here.
Interesting update . Like many I am awaiting the Fuji summit on Sept 11th ( and final Fuji X-2H specs ) before parting with a not inconsiderable amount of £'s ( yes I'm a UK resident, in their early 70's who although disabled ( mobility issues and arthritic hands ) does a lot of street photography in which I feel I'm moderately successful but would still appreciate kit which compensated speed issues in focusing and subject detection.. Video would be a plus but not a deal breaker with excessive "bells and whistles". I keep coming back to the stacked sensor .. somehow feel regardless of the higher expected resolution .. the advantages of speeding processing and image stabilization mean the X-H2S is the likely winner . Any thoughts from yourself or followers.
ps .. In spirit of group and not Google who has just deemed me "Private Private" ( must change ) name is Dave Peacock from North Wales.
Maybe Firmware can add setting to quicken back focus compared to slowing front focus ☺ And vice versa too.
I am waiting to see what the the X-H2 (Still Photographer)
Which lens did you use to test the autofocus? Thanks for the great review!!
I love it but it’s expensive and they don’t have a perfect video lens once they drop the price down I will consider I have the XT 4XT 30 and I love a Fuji
I'd like to see autofocus tests with a cloudy weather. My A7iv performs reasonably well in sunlight. But when shooting people running under cloudy conditions, the hit rate drops to 0% for some bursts whereas some are good. Long hair (focus on the hair) and light eyes seem to be confusing factors.
but here's the question. In video mode can you shoot below 1/50 ? something like 1/10, 1/5 to get that slow shutter effect. the Sonys and other cameras let you do it. but as far as I aware of on the XT3, XT4 you cant. have they fixed this?
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It cannot be slower than your frame rate. Not sure Canon does this but if Sony can, go for it.
Thanks for this great video. So fuji H2S or A7sII? I have already an xpro3 but video sucks so what should I do?
h2s. Not even a competition.
its An amazing camera it takes my career to another level
How does it compare with the full frame Panasonic S series?
More proof that Camera Conspiracy actually does suck at his job and the Angry Photographer just plain lied. Thanks for dropping this today! I love it so much I dumped all my remaining Sony FF gear, including the A9, and grabbed another XH2s.
He just be high af. lol
Great camera, held back only by the lenses.
What lenses for low light and night shooting would you all suggest ? /asphyx
I wonder how the dynamic range is compared to the z9
12:30 Jordan, please tell us about your shooting experience with that camera and lens combination.
After all, is the best hybrid or not?
Would have been nice to see the price shown somewhere ?
Jordan which would you choose between the GH6 and why?
I had an unfortunate event today while having a walk with my XH2 , The shutter went closed and didn't respond to any input to open again. After calling Fujifilm in my country , It made me think maybe it's the opportunity to switch to XH2s as I am doing some low budget music videos lately. What do you think? should I make the switch?
Thank you for an interesting story and a substantial video. Please tell me, what cameras during the shooting of the video make it possible to click on the object and continuously monitor it by leading focus on it in automatic mode? This is said in the video on the time scale 9.13. This is a very important function for me.
Hi Guys, Quick Question, In Video Mod have a option to go above 8000 shutter speed ?
Closest competitor to this would be Panasonic S5, but the S5 is WAY cheaper, but only does 120p at 1080 res. But the 240p FHD mode in X-H2S looks like garbo anyway and the 4k 120p is, unique to say the least.
I'm curious aobut this too. I just started looking around at camera deals and saw the panasonic s5 is now 1600 dollars, and you can get different package deals for over 30% off, one of them is the camera and a 50mm 1.8 lens for 1700 dollars. You can also get the ninja recorder video package for under 2k. Also, instead of the 50 you can get an 85mm 1.8 for around the same price. I can't tell if the s5 is just a mediocre camera or if I should try upgrading to it from my XT2 for such a good deal. Any thoughts?
If you want a video camera, buy a video camera.
@@garrett1144
Honestly watch reviews on the S5 and decide for yourself.
I own a Panny S5 myself and I used it for event shoots, promotion video production and commercial production, I also used it for photo taking both private and for my work.
Its a really great camera if you acknowledge the very slow autofocus, surprising to me is the autofocus system on the S5 when adjusted is very accurate, its just REALLY slow at getting there, one of the work arounds is that I press the AF button each time I recompose to get the autofocus to stick to the place I am filming that way it wont have to readjust each time on its own which can take a long time.
The camera itself is also pretty mediocre in terms of sports usage, it can get the job done but there far better cameras for sports shooting made 10 years ago.
As a hybrid camera its really got no competition, its got amazing IBIS arguably the best of any full frame body, its got video camera levels of control in video mode but also photo level controls in photo mode and a ton of customisation.
You can shoot 10 bit video, 4k 60p with a crop which if you have the 20-60mm is not that bad, its also got the second best rolling shutter of any camera out there only A7s3 bests it, the S5 has 15ms in 4k60p and 22ms in 4k30p, keep in mind A7IV has 25ms in 4k40p and Canon R6 has 32ms in 4k30p.
As for build quality the S5 is excellent, its very rugged, feels premium and every button is easy to reach and overall its just a nice camera to hold and use.
But honestly, if AF is mission critical for you, this is not the camera for you, its AF system is far superior to the Fuji bodies just for the fact that L-mount has modern lenses made with video shooting in mind and not just photo.
Watch a few reviews on the S5 and decide for yourself, I think its a very underrated camera, I have handled bunch of cameras from bunch of brands in my job, our main video camera is Sony A7s3, and honestly, I think the S5 is better in many ways, the A7s3 feels cheaper made, has ugly colours even for S-LOG that are difficult to fix and a terrible IBIS that we always turn off because its unusable for video.
Honestly if the S5 had a much better AF system it be a best seller today but its got a nasty reputation just from that one flaw it has. When every other manufacturer at least has 2 or 3 flaws in general.
@@SMGJohn Really great information, thank you for response! It's really tough to decide because to be honest, what im looking in a camera at this point is one that does almost everything. It doesn't have to be perfect but, one day I get asked to do live football photos and then high school grad pictures, then the next day I want to do some video and try creating and learning how to grow and become a professional. I really do want to bite the bullet and pick up something like an R5 or Z9 but it is so hard to do when you don't have steady work, but you want to one day. I do know many people end up with multiple camera bodies to have two different tools for the different types of jobs. Right now, im looking for something well rounded to take the next step.
I was buying a new camera and it was between this and the a7IV. I went with the a7IV because of the better low light. I part of me regrets it because I like the colours on Fuji so much, but I figure I’ll be keeping this camera for at least 5-6 years. While I’m investing in full frame lenses, Sony can come out with better cameras with less rolling shutter. Plus I can always just use crop mode to match the frame of the Fuji and have less rolling shutter anyway.
If you like the Fuji colors so much and plan to keep the system for 5-6 years, you will live with less than optimal colors for all that time? Low light is relative: as soon as you have got more than one person in the frame and want a deeper DOF, you have to stop down the Sony and will loose the ISO advantage (which is a bit over 1 stop).
It took me about a month to get my Sony colors looking good. Now that it’s set up properly, it’s a joy to shoot with. With Fuji, the colors are indeed great out of the box, but AF will likely never be as good as Sony. Keep experimenting with the different picture profiles and creative styles until you find one you like then tweak it to taste.
@@bernios3446 with cameras at this price point, pretty much nothing will be optimal. Low light might be relative but colours are subjective. I can learn to change the colours, but the camera can't learn to be better in low light. Like I said, at this price point compromises will have to be made and I think I need to compromise less with the Sony for what I'm looking for
I was in the same position and went with Fuji. The Sony is a great choice too. Enjoy it!
I had A7rIV and shoot GFX. Colors wise they are the same. I shoot RAW and use CaptureOne.
not fot forget, that AF speed is really best in ES. Way worse in MS. So for running kids, etc you really want to use electronic shutter
Love it.
As a left eye shooter I would like to ask you it is comfortable to use the joystic on the X-H2(s)? Looks like it is too close to the center (EVF) and I am affraid I will hit my right eye constantly with a finger operating the AF selector. You so much for your imput.
Can it handle a fast running dog like the om-1?
And did you follow the same methodology in AF testing when reviewing Nikon D9? Just curious..
I guess ill wait to buy until they improve their auto focus tracking.
This is called dp review , thanks
Thx a lot
Can you shoot 6k opengate recording externally with atoms or bm assist ?
Do you have input on how to use the x-h2s as a webcam?,
I've been doing photography for a while but just recently moved into professional photography. Did a couple of events, some portraits and I've been using my fuji xs10. I want to upgrade to something a little more capable, I like this camera but I'm wondering if I should add a full frame system instead of another apsc?
What camera are you using to shoot this video? (BELieve me I looked in the description fefore asking) 😆
Still not a fan of vari-angled LCD screens. One of these days, someone is going to design a modular LCD screen that's detachable. Until then a tilt + flip down option I prefer with a wireless monitor (smartphone, tablet, display or laptop)
I've picked the X-H1 over X-T4 and a lot of Full Frame competition and I was looking forward to the X-H2 especially for improved AF but with removing the manual dials they killed it. =( And it's not as easy as just picking the X-T5 because I opted for the X-H1 because of the improved ergonomics especially with 600+gram lenses like the 16-55 I use the most.
Why not just get a grip for the X-T5?
@@el_fucko Can't - no grip support.
To all mechanical switches lovers (I was one), I recommend this video th-cam.com/video/OicLVa8-g9M/w-d-xo.html. Thanks to it, I finally tried the XH2s for 4 days and I can say that with the 7 custom modes properly configured (really easy and fast) I did’nt miss the switches, it the opposite to my surprise. I can change all settings at the speed of light witch I cannot do with my XT3.
No discussion of the Open Gate facility.
happy with g85
Newbie questions:
Is there such thing as a full frame camera in a APS-C sensor? AKA, is X-H2S a full-frame?
Also, existing lens for XT-4 ... should fit this new X-H2S camera?
Full-frame is the term used for sensors that match the size of a piece of '35mm' film. APS-C sensors are smaller than this (around 23.5 x 15.6mm, instead of 36 x 24mm), so a camera is either full-frame or APS-C.
All Fujifilm X-mount cameras use APS-C sensors and all XF lenses fit all X-mount cameras, so any lens that works on the X-T4 will work on the X-H2S.